NaNoWriMo Is On Its Way

Like Rich, I'm looking forward to National Novel Writing Month (a.k.a. NaNoWriMo), which starts in another 19 days and 12 hours.

The challenge of writing a 50,000-word novel in 30 days looks enticing. It always does from this distance. As the days drop away, though, enticement will slowly turn to dread. It's inevitable. By NaNoWriMo Eve (or HalloWriMo as I like to call it), I'll want to do anything but write a novel. Of course, it will be too late by then.

Actually, it's already too late. By writing this entry, I have unwittingly committed myself to accepting the challenge. Perhaps if I sent a penguin five minutes back in time to distract myself from writing this entry, I could get out of it. All it would require is a quick trip to the zoo to find one ordinary penguin with extraordinary abilities.

While I work out a few details, I should mention this will be my fifth year participating in NaNoWriMo. Unlike the previous four years, I actually have a kernel of an idea for a story. Normally, that would be a good thing, but I have a feeling it will only make reaching the word count goal extremely difficult. The fact that the kernel contains a couch, a rancher, vampire cows, and an evil pizza maker is a huge reason why.

Despite that, I'm still looking forward to NaNoWriMo. At least that's the story I'm sticking to until I find that penguin.